El viaje de Carol (2002)

Carol, a twelve-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War. Separated from her beloved father, ... See full summary »

Director:

Imanol Uribe

Writers:

Ángel García Roldán (novel), Ángel García Roldán (screenplay)

Stars:

Clara Lago, Juan José Ballesta, Álvaro de Luna

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clara Lago	...	Carol
Juan José Ballesta	...	Tomiche
Álvaro de Luna	...	Don Amalio
María Barranco	...	Aurora
Carmelo Gómez	...	Adrián
Rosa Maria Sardà	...	Maruja (as Rosa Mª Sardá)
Alberto Jiménez	...	Alfonso
Lucina Gil	...	Dolores
Daniel Retuerta	...	Culovaso
Andrés de la Cruz	...	Cagurrio
Luna McGill	...	Blanca
Andrés Lima	...	Donato
Carlos Manzanares	...	Daniel
Carlos Kaniowsky	...	Don Julio (as Carlos Kaniowski)
Ana Villa	...	Chana

Storyline

Carol, a twelve-year-old Spanish-American girl from New York, travels with her mother to Spain in the spring of 1938, at the height of the Civil War. Separated from her beloved father, Carol arrives in her mother's home village and transforms the secretive family environment. Her innocence and rebellious nature drive her at first to reject a world that is at once new and foreign. But she soon journeys into adulthood through a friendship with Maruja, the village teacher, and a young local boy, Tomiche.

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Plot Keywords:

village | teacher | friendship | girl | spanish american | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

web site [Spain]

Country:

Spain Portugal

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

6 September 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Carol's Journey

Filming Locations:

Santa María de la Asunción, La Cárcoba, Miera, Cantabria, Spain

Box Office

Budget:

€2,760,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€214,899 (Spain), 8 September 2002, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aiete Films S.A.,Aiete-Ariane Films,Ariane Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

El sitio de Zaragoza
Written by Cristóbal Oudrid

User Reviews

Eyes Of A Girl

Clara Lago is wonderful as the title character of the film, essentially a film about a Spanish/American girl who moves to Spain with her mom at the time of the Spanish Civil War. It turns out, the mother goes home to die, and she is left with her grandfather. She also makes friends and experiences much in a short time. Tomiche (Juan Jose Ballestra) is at first a nuisance to her then they become close. The film is shot beautifully, bathed in soft colors mostly. Carol yearns for her dad, who is a pilot in the war, and you can feel the love sher has for him. While the war itself is kind of taken a back seat in this film, it envelops the character's lives. I think you'll like it. See it especially for Clara Lago, who does a great job as Carol. She is definitely one to watch.